Hintertüren

[ˈhɪntɐˌtyːʁən]

/[ˈhɪntɐˌtyːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Hintertüren” is uncommon German (frequency #95,723 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,723
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hintertür

Key facts for Hintertüren
PropertyValue
HeadwordHintertüren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhɪntɐˌtyːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hintertüren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hintertüren lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hintertüren is uncommon German at frequency #95,723 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhɪntɐˌtyːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Hintertüren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hintertüren, spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-T-Ü-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hintertür
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Hintertür
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Hintertür
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Hintertür

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hintertüren"?
"Hintertüren" is spelled H-I-N-T-E-R-T-Ü-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪntɐˌtyːʁən].
What does "Hintertüren" mean?
As a noun, "Hintertüren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Hintertür
How do you pronounce "Hintertüren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hintertüren" is [ˈhɪntɐˌtyːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hintertüren" come from?
"Hintertüren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Hintertüren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-I-N-T-E-R-T-Ü-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhɪntɐˌtyːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list